Letter: Children's Home & Aid thanks Chick-Fil-A, customers for support

Did you know about 5,000 Illinois children each year are removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect, and another 200,000 or so cases are reported? These children depend on Children's Home & Aid for safety, stability and for a place to belong.

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By Special to the Rockford Register Star

Rockford Register Star

By Special to the Rockford Register Star

Posted Feb. 10, 2014 at 9:00 AM

By Special to the Rockford Register Star

Posted Feb. 10, 2014 at 9:00 AM

Did you know about 5,000 Illinois children each year are removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect, and another 200,000 or so cases are reported? These children depend on Children's Home & Aid for safety, stability and for a place to belong.

Children's Home & Aid gives vulnerable children of all ages a safe, stable home when they need it and the chance to learn, to heal, to love, to dream, and to reach their potential. But we cannot do it alone, and would like to thank Rockford's Chick-Fil-A for choosing Children's Home & Aid as their grand opening charity partner and thank the customers who brought diapers, food and household items for the First 100 event.

Items will be distributed to foster families who graciously take in children, often at a moment's notice, and usually without more than the clothes on the child's back. Our "baskets of care" will provide immediate aid, something that is essential since most relative caregivers are on fixed incomes.

Your donations make the difference in being able to keep children with their families. Thank you Chick-Fil-A. Welcome to the Rockford community and thank you for making a difference in lives of many.